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Title: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: MrBump on April 14, 2010, 11:50:30 PM
Tonight was the last rehearsal before The Fallen Poets take to the stage in a pub in Southend next Wednesday!!!

Was a good rehearsal too...  Got to try out my Renegade, and it sounded awesome.  The songs were right, timing was good, mix was good...

Haven't gigged for about 20 years though...  Cacking myself? 

 :|

This is us, by the way:

http://www.myspace.com/fallenpoets (http://www.myspace.com/fallenpoets)

Mark.
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: Lew on April 14, 2010, 11:59:52 PM
Good luck, have fun!  8)
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 15, 2010, 12:55:38 AM
If you guys have rehersed a lot, no need for panic :)
Enjoy it!!!
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Post by: Afghan Dave on April 15, 2010, 01:09:03 AM
You'll be fine, enjoy it.

Tell us all about it afterward... Break a leg!
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Post by: 38thBeatle on April 15, 2010, 06:28:08 AM
Try to remember to relax into it and you will love every moment. Knock 'em bandy.
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Post by: AndyR on April 15, 2010, 08:37:17 AM
Good luck, let us know how it goes :D
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Post by: Twinfan on April 15, 2010, 08:50:58 AM
Best of luck mate - have a blinder!
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Post by: Philly Q on April 15, 2010, 10:14:48 AM
Best wishes from me too Mr B.  Remember it's supposed to be fun!  :D
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Post by: Tellboy on April 15, 2010, 10:38:57 AM
Good luck - enjoy it!
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Post by: Johnny Mac on April 15, 2010, 10:55:42 AM
Good luck Mark!  :D You'll be fine your a good player.

I wish my band were gigging.  :?
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Post by: shobet on April 15, 2010, 10:59:14 AM
Enjoy it and wear dark trousers.
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Post by: sgmypod on April 15, 2010, 02:39:38 PM
Good luck....think I will be in same position soon..has been a while
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Post by: Dmoney on April 15, 2010, 05:52:55 PM
I just listened to your band. I like it.
in my sleepy haze I imagined it with galloping drums spending ages to build up into a huge loud crescendo like some bands I can't remember the name of. I know its not exactly like that, but rest assured in my head it was awesome. Not that it isn't awesome to begin with, mind.
Yo, nightshifts are a killer.5 hours sleep. urgh.
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: d1dsj on April 15, 2010, 09:28:52 PM
That's cool, just think of it as putting all of your practise into good use. I'm sure once you start playing it will all be good. Break a leg! :lol:
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: MrBump on April 21, 2010, 11:42:37 PM
Well, that was the gig.

Not bad, all things considered.  cr@p venue, cr@p PA, only one mic stand, no foldback monitors...  Very "studenty", a garage band on before us.  But we did OK, given that it was hardly more professional than an open mic night.

Next stop, the Box Club in Chelmsford!

Sweating like a b@stard though...

Mark.
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Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 22, 2010, 12:32:54 AM
Great that it ended right! congrats!
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Post by: 38thBeatle on April 22, 2010, 06:36:53 AM
Great that it went well but with the mic stands, we always take our own even if the venue has a PA system ( we always take our mics too for that matter). Onwards and upwards!
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: Twinfan on April 22, 2010, 08:42:57 AM
Yep, what Mr38th said!

Glad it went OK mate, and yes it does get hot out front!
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: AndyR on April 23, 2010, 08:36:19 AM
Congratulations :D

And yep to wot they said ^

Take own mic stands, and even more important, own mics - partly because of sound, but also cos you never know what some diseased erk has flobbed into a "used" mic :lol:

And towels, lots of towels... and, unless I had a "costume" that required donning before the show, I used to take a dry shirt, at the very least, for afterwards... there's nothing worse than a freezing get-out when you're soaked to the skin!!
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: MrBump on April 23, 2010, 08:59:56 AM
I know what you mean about the towels!!!
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Post by: AndyR on April 23, 2010, 12:11:06 PM
Hey, I didn't realise you were in Suzi Quatro's new band... (bet she's never heard that before! :lol:)

That's a fine looking telecaster-man shot in the first one... that cable would have really p1ssed me off big-time though!

I can't remember the provenance of that tele - I sure we know about it on here already, but tell us again :D (it looks suspiciously like a Baja neck, but...)

Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: MrBump on April 23, 2010, 12:33:51 PM
Hey, I didn't realise you were in Suzi Quatro's new band... (bet she's never heard that before! :lol:)

That's a fine looking telecaster-man shot in the first one... that cable would have really p1ssed me off big-time though!

I can't remember the provenance of that tele - I sure we know about it on here already, but tell us again :D (it looks suspiciously like a Baja neck, but...)



It's funny, I never made the Suzi Quatro connection til I saw that picture!

The Tele is my partsocaster - Blackguard Flat 50s, Joe Barden bridge, lovely.

And yes - that picture FINALLY answers the question;  Real Men Play Telecasters. 

(and wear mauve jumpers...)
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: roland_rat on April 27, 2010, 03:45:19 PM
That's a fine looking telecaster-man shot in the first one... that cable would have really p1ssed me off big-time though!



+ 1 on the tele looks very nice


Nice to see you that the band as started gigging and that you enjoyed.
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2010, 12:03:58 AM
The Tele is my partsocaster - Blackguard Flat 50s, Joe Barden bridge, lovely.

Nice stuff - but what about the neck? Is it a Baja?
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: MrBump on April 29, 2010, 06:41:49 AM
The Tele is my partsocaster - Blackguard Flat 50s, Joe Barden bridge, lovely.

Nice stuff - but what about the neck? Is it a Baja?

Sorry Ian - no, it's not a Baja neck, it's actually from Axes R Us.  Same with the body.  Great pieces of wood, and great value!

Mark.
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Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2010, 07:35:20 AM
Cheers Mark. Axes R Us are pretty cheap for stuff like that. What was the quality of the neck like out of the box?
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: MrBump on April 29, 2010, 09:06:31 AM
The ends of the frets needed taking down a little.

Also, I needed to shape and fit the bone nut (which was supplied), but that was relatively straight forward.  THe fret ends needed tidying up, but it was fine to play our of the box.

I ended up taking it to Bob @ Legra, and he did a decent setup on it for me.

The neck is actually really nice.  Chunky, c profile.  And pretty.
Title: Re: Bloody Hell! My Band Has Its First Gig A Week Today!!!
Post by: Ian Price on April 29, 2010, 09:28:18 AM
Cheers Mark - may look into them one day.

Ian.